Molly and Tenbrooks (The Race Horse Song) (Album Version)

Molly and Tenbrooks(The Race Horse Song) (Album Version) - Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys

Run O Molly run run O Molly run

Tenbrooks gonna beat you to the bright shinin' sun

To the bright shinin' sun O Lord to the bright shinin' sun

Tenbrooks was a big bay horse he wore that shaggy mane

He run all around Memphis he beat the Memphis train

Beat the Memphis train O Lord beat the Memphis train

Tenbrooks said to Molly What made your head so red

Runnin' in the hot sun puts fever in my head

Fever in my head O Lord fever in my head

Molly said to Tenbrooks You're lookin' mighty squirrel

Tenbrooks said to Molly I'm a-leavin' this old world

Leavin' this old world O Lord leavin' this old world

Out in California where Molly done as she pleased

Come back to old Kentucky got beat with all ease

Beat with all ease O Lord beat with all ease

The women all a-laughin' the child'n all a cryin'

The men all a-hollerin' old Tenbrooks a-flyin'

Old Tenbrooks a-flyin' O Lord old Tenbrooks a-flyin'

Kyper Kyper you're not a-ridin' right

Molly's beatin' old Tenbrooks clear out sight

Clear out of sight O Lord clear out of sight

Kyper Kyper Kyper my son

Give old Tenbrooks the bridle let old Tenbrooks run

Let old Tenbrooks run O Lord let old Tenbrooks run

Go and catch old Tenbrooks and hitch him in the shade

We're gonna bury old Molly in a coffin ready made

Coffin ready made O Lord coffin ready made